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The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part Of thesame- 'To all who/m, yit-mcy concern Be it known that I, J. E. LONG, ofNorway, in the county of Oxford, and State of Maine, have invented a newand useful Improved Stagingor Roofs; and I hereb'y declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exf act description thereof, which will enableothers' to make and use my invention, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specication, in which isshown a perspective'view of my invention, as seen when in use.

In shinglin'g the roofs of buildings, or performing other work thereon,a staging of some kind is required for the support of the workman andhis tools. It is usual to construct it by nailing cleats to the roof,and fastening braces to them, or by some like device. This takes thetime of the men, and even then, is not always secure, as the manyinstances of falling stages prove. As the work proceeds, the stage andsupports have to be moved up or down, as the case may be.

A device by which these diiiculties may be obviated, and a stage whichmay be quickly and securely erected, and moved when necessary, is thesubject of my invention.- The accompanying drawings show the nature ofit.

It is composed either of wood or iron, and consists of the cross-piecesc b,which are supported by the braces or standards c d. These Apiecesare fastened together by the bars e f.

At the extremities y h of c (l are fastened plates of iron, the lowerends of which are toothed, as shown in the drawing, so as' to take afirm hold of theboards or shingles of the roof.4

The ends i j of a bare arranged in like manner. The boards of thestage'or scaffold are laid across on av b,`extendinf,:1r tol anothersupport of alike kind, placed at a convenient distance.

The teeth on the plates are forced into the roof by the weight of thelaborers, and held more firmly, the more weight there may be applied. Asudden shock, instead of, as at present, tending to breakdown thescaffold, only makes it more secure,.a1 id when it becomes necessary tochange its position,J it can be done expeditiously and with safety.

This device is adapted to roofs vof any pitch, and.

performs its office equally well whether the roof' be steep or not. n

` The inclination of the posts a b to c d is such` that when the deviceis placed upon the roof of a building, theparts c b form a horizontal ora nearly-horizontal support for the boards, &;c., upon which the Workmenmay stand.

' What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,isl

The improved portable and self-fastening staging, as described, and forthepurposes setforth.

J. E. LONG.

Witnesses:

'A. OSCAR NoY'Es, VS. G. HATCH.

